Re: Immigration

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1 total messages Started by Fleet Teachout Fri, 01 Oct 1993 21:47

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Author: Fleet Teachout
Date: Fri, 01 Oct 1993 21:47

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On Thu, 30 Sep 1993, Bill wrote:

>      Fleet,
>
>      What do you think are the dynamics of cultural absorbtion?
>
This is like saying "Go over and lift that elephant."  A short statement,
the meaning of which is crystal clear - but I'm not sure I'm up to the task.
When I first saw the question, my mind went in 15 different directions
more or less simultaneously.  Let me gather my thoughts and get back to you.

In the meantime....

>      And, what is the difference between absorbing culture from
> afar (border trading--international relations) and absorbing from

Any intercultural contact stands to result in culture trading.  I don't
believe physical distance has much to do with it.    The point is
whether the cultural border is crossed.  Isn't Chinatown (in DC or San
Francisco) about as culturally removed from the American mainstream as
Hong Kong?

> within (where various groups negociate for control of one country's
> resources)?

You lost me here.  Are you referring to a situation similar to what now
exists in the former USSR where over 100 ethnic groups are poised to duke
it out for regional ethnic purity?  I don't think there is going to be
much culture trading there; although we may lose a few cultures.

                                - fleet -

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